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Columbo/Ransom for a Dead Man

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Ransom for a Dead Man
Columbo: Ransom for a Dead Man (1971)
Airdate March 1, 1971
Based on a character created by
Richard Levinson &
William Link
Teleplay by Dean Hargrove
Story by Richard Levinson &
William Link
Directed by Richard Irving
Produced by Dean Hargrove
Network NBC
Style 120-minute crime drama
Company Universal TV


Origin USA


← Pilot Movie 1
Prescription: Murder
1x01 →
Murder by the Book
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Ransom for a Dead Man is the second pilot movie of Columbo, and the second episode overall.

Peter Falk (Lt. Columbo)

Starring: Lee Grant (Leslie Williams), John Fink (Michael Clarke), Harold Gould (Agent Carlson), Patricia Mattick (Margaret Williams)

Co-Starring: Paul Carr (Hammond), Jed Allan (Phil), Charles Macaulay (Richard), Henry Brandt (Attorney), Jeane Byron (Pat)

with Richard Roat (Perkins), Norma Connolly (Celia), Harlan Warde (Paul Williams), Bill Walker (Cromwell), Timothy Carey (Bert), Judson Morgan (Judge), Richard O'Brien (Priest), Celeste Yarnall (Gloria), Lisa Moore (Nancy), Lois Battle (Waitress), Reginald Fenderson (Mechanic)

Contents

Plot Overview

Notes

Arc Advancement

Happenings

Characters

Referbacks

Trivia

The Show

Behind the Scenes

Allusions and References

Memorable Moments

Quotes